Shakespeare's daughter
Peter W. Hassinger
Susanna Shakespeare yearns to travel to London like her father, to experience the world of actors and poets and to follow her own dream of singing, a path usually followed only by men.
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Gender, modernity, and the popular press in inter-war Britain
by Adrian Bingham (2004)
About this book
Adrian Bingham uses the popular press to explore the attitudes and identities of inter-war Britain, and in particular the reshaping of femininity and masculinity. He provides an insight into a period when women and men were coming to terms with rapid social change, while deepening the understanding of the development of modern media.
Setting / LocationLondon & UK
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreGender, modernity, and the popular press in inter-war Britain Lead Character
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